Jehovah's Witnesses Teach the Lie of...

Baptismal Regeneration

By David J. Stewart

"Beware of false
prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves." -Matthew 7:15

Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult, a
false religion, who pervert the Scriptures in an attempt to justify the
heresy of Baptismal Regeneration...

Watchtower 1989, January 15, p.15, How Baptism Can Save Us

How Baptism Can Save
Us

"Immersion . . . saves
us."-1 PETER 3:21, The Emphatic Diaglott.

JEHOVAH has
specific requirements for those seeking salvation. They must
acquire accurate knowledge, exercise faith, repent of their sins, be
converted, make a dedication to God, and undergo baptism as
believers. (John 3:16; 17:3; Acts 3:19; 18:8) Baptismal candidates must
acknowledge publicly that on the basis of Jesus' sacrifice they have
repented of their sins and have dedicated themselves to Jehovah. They
must also understand that dedication and baptism identify them as
Jehovah's Witnesses.

2 The entire
baptismal arrangement, including this public expression of faith, is
essential for salvation. (Romans 10:10) This was confirmed when the
apostle Peter wrote: "Immersion . . . saves us." (1 Peter 3:21, ED) But
exactly how should we understand these words? What does the context
show?

The Lie of Baptismal Regeneration

BAPTISMAL
REGENERATION is the unbiblical teaching that a person MUST be baptized
in order to go to Heaven. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The Word of God is abundantly clear that Baptism is only an ordinance, to be
observed by each individual believer AFTER salvation, as
a public profession of
one's faith in Jesus Christ.

The Apostle John tells us exactly why he
wrote the Epistle of 1st John in 1st John 5:13... "These things
have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that
ye may KNOW that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the
name of the Son of God." John states that the sole purpose of his
Epistle is so that we may KNOW that we are saved. Carefully notice
that John NEVER mentions water baptism, not once. John doesn't mention
speaking-in-tongues either, solid proof that Charismatics who require
tongues as initial evidence of salvation are wrong.

Baptismal Regeneration is a lie of the
Devil. Romans 4:5 plainly states... "But to him that worketh not,
but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted
for righteousness." How much clearer could the Bible be?
A person's faith in Jesus Christ is COUNTED for righteousness.
Salvation is of God, and not men. We are saved by
HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, and not
our own self-righteousness... but
to him that worketh not. In lieu of such plain Scriptural
teachings, how could anyone teach or believe that water baptism is required
to be forgiven of one's sins? It is utter heresy! Many people
ask me about Acts
2:38. Others ask me about
1st Peter
3:21. Please read, What is
Baptism?

What people should be focusing on, instead of
the ceremony of baptism, is the preciousblood of Jesus
Christ that takes our sins away... "Forasmuch as ye know that ye
were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your
vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the
precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."
Please read, The Simple Gospel.

"For
Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not
with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of
none effect." -The Apostle Paul, 1st Corinthians 1:17